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Show y. t '. . i T.y . - r- - - " ' C TENSE MOM K NTS .lane Wyman is trying to sae Kay T Milland Ivom the demon drink and from himsell lit the un usual thriller, "Lost Weekend," current hit at the Centre. Daring Psychological Drama Tost Weekend Now at Centre Those who read Charles Jack-sons Jack-sons widely discussed bes seller, "The Lost Weekend." never had any idea such a shocK ingly realistic book would ever be exposed to the hot lights of a Hollywood studio. But. Paramount executives dared to bring this story of a man's inner struggle to the screen with ), Q Ray Milland playing the central character. Brilliantly directed by Billy Wilder and produced by Charles Brackett, "The Lost Weekend" opens today at the Center theater with Jane Wyman Wy-man co-starring opposite Milland and Phillip Terry, Howard a-, Silva and Doris Dowling included in-cluded in the supporting cast. The picture is not a pretty one. No punches are pulled and the audience is', spared nothing of the horror wnicn naunts a man afflicted with chronic alcoholism. al-coholism. It is the story of five merciless nights and days in the life of Don Birnam a sensitive, sen-sitive, intelligent person of thirty-three dragged to the dregs by a weakness beyond his control. The torment Mi) land endures in this remarK-hle remarK-hle screen characterization exceeds ex-ceeds the fire and brimstone of anything the most Satanic devil could devise. His portrayal portray-al is terrifying in its realism. He puts the movie-goer through an emotional wringer that leaves him limp with exhaustion. exhaus-tion. Jane Wyman is superb as the devoted woman who refuses to believe the man she loves is incurable. "The Lost Weekend" is a cinematic cin-ematic tour de force with all the impact of a sledgehammer. For Ray Milland, it is a personal , U'iumph. |